Man Admits Stabbing Friend During Argument

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Edward Bochnak, 54, is charged with first degree murder after police found his "friend" lying in a pool of blood on his living room floor. Bochnak admitted to stabbing his "friend" multiple times after an argument, police said.

Updated at 2:45 PM CDT on Sunday, Apr 11, 2010

A man was charged with murder for allegedly fatally stabbing a “friend” during a Saturday afternoon argument in a Northwest Side apartment.

Edward Bochnak, 54, of the 7600 block of West Addison Street, was charged with first degree murder Sunday about 11:45 a.m., according to a police News Affairs release.

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Police found the man -- identified by the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office as 38-year-old Darriusz Lubas -- in his apartment at 3640 N. Oleander Ave. about 2:30 p.m., police said.

He was stabbed in the chest during an argument with an acquaintance, police said.

A Sunday autopsy revealed Lubas died of multiple stab and incised wounds and ruled his death a homicide, according to the medical examiner’s office.